PT-2019-3050 · Microsoft · Windows Subsystem For Linux+1

Guo Zhipan · Published 2019-08-13 · Updated 2024-07-03 · CVE-2019-1185

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the Windows Subsystem for Linux, which can be exploited to elevate privileges and execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted application. A locally authenticated attacker could exploit this by running such an application, potentially allowing them to execute code with elevated permissions. The vulnerability is due to a stack corruption in Windows Subsystem for Linux.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

Stack Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-121

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-03032

CVE-2019-1185

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Subsystem For Linux

References · 6

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2019-1185 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1185 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1185 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-03032 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1185 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1185 · Security Note